Isaya 65:1-25
65 “Ngizenze ngafunwa ngilabo abangakhenge babuze ngami;Ngizenze ngafunyanwa ngilabo abangakhenge bangifune.+
Ngathi, ‘Nangu mina, ngilapha!’ esitjhabeni esingakhenge sibize igama lami.+
2 Ngilulele izandla zami ebantwini abanekani ilanga loke,+Kilabo abakhamba endleleni engakalungi,+Abalandela imicabangwabo;+
3 Abantu abasolo bangizwisa ubuhlungu ngamabomu,+Benza umhlatjelo emasimini+ begodu benza intuthu yomhlatjelo eentineni.
4 Bahlala hlangana namathuna,+Begodu bahlala eendaweni ezifihlekileko ubusuku boke,Badla inyama yeemfarigi,+Begodu umhluzi wezinto ezingakahlwengeki usezitjeni zabo.+
5 Bathi, ‘Hlala uwedwa; ungatjhideli kimi,Ngombana ngicwengeke ukudlula wena.’*
Laba bayintuthu epumulwenami, umlilo ovutha ilanga loke.
6 Qala! Kutloliwe phambi kwami;Angekhe ngijame ngingasikinyeki,Kodwana ngizobajezisa,+Ngizobajezisa ngokupheleleko
7 Ngebanga lemitjhaphwabo nemitjhapho yabokhokho babo,”+ kutjho uJehova.
“Ngombana benze intuthu yomhlatjelo eentabeniBegodu bangidelela emibundwini,+Kokuthoma ngizokulinganisa imirholwabo ngokupheleleko.”
8 Ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Njengombana iwayini lifumaneka esitjhumpeni samadiribeBegodu othileko uthi, ‘Ungasoni ngombana kunokuthileko okuhle kiso,’
Nje-ke ngizokwenza njalo ngeenceku zami;Angekhe ngizitjhabalalise zoke.+
9 Ngizokuveza isizukulwana kuJakopoBegodu kwaJuda ngizokuveza ozokufumana iintaba zami njengelifa;+Zizokuthathwa ngabakhethiweko bami,Begodu iinceku zami zizokuhlala lapho.+
10 ITjharoni+ izokuba madlelo wezimvuBegodu umRhoba we-Akori+ uzokuba yindawo yokuphumula yeenkomo,Ngebanga labantu bami abangifunako.
11 Kodwana uhlangana nalabo abalahla uJehova,+Labo abalibala intabami ecwengileko,+Labo abalungisela uzimu weTjhudu itafula,Nalabo abazalisela uzimu olawula iNgomuso amakomitji wewayini elivangiweko.
12 Yeke ingomuso lakho lizokuba yisabula,+Begodu noke nizokukhothama bona nihlahlelwe,+Ngombana ngabiza, kodwana akhenge niphendule,Ngakhuluma kodwana akhenge nilalele;+Benisolo nenza okumbi emehlwenami,Begodu nakhetha okungidanisako.”+
13 Yeke nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko:
“Qalani! Iinceku zami zizokudla kodwana nina nizokulamba.+
Qalani! Iinceku zami zizokusela+ kodwana nina nizokoma.
Qalani! Iinceku zami zizokuthaba+ kodwana nina nizokuhlaziswa.+
14 Qalani! Iinceku zami zizokurhuwelela ngethabo ngebanga leenhliziyo ezithabileko,Kodwana nizokulila ngebanga leenhliziyo ezibuhlunguBegodu nizokurhahlawula ngebanga lommoya ophukileko.
15 Nizokutjhiya igama abakhethiweko bami abazolisebenzisa njengesiqalekiso,Begodu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova izonibulala,Kodwana iinceku zayo izozibiza ngelinye igama;+
16 Bona woke umuntu ozifunela isibusiso ephasiniUzokubusiswa nguZimu weqiniso,*
Begodu woke umuntu owenza isifungo ephasiniUzokufunga ngoZimu weqiniso.*+
Ngombana ukugandeleleka kwekuthomeni kuzokulitjalwa;Kuzokufihlwa emehlwenami.+
17 Ngombana qala! Ngenza izulu elitjha nephasi elitjha;+Izinto zekuthomeni angekhe zisakhunjulwa,Namkha zifike ehliziyweni.+
18 Yeke thaba begodu ujekezele ngokungapheliko kilokho engikwenzako.
Ngombana qala! Ngenza iJerusalema libe libanga lethaboNabantu balo babe libanga lokujekezela.+
19 Ngizokuthaba ngeJerusalema begodu ngizokujekezela ngabantu bami;+Angekhe kusaba netjhada lokulila namkha ukulila ngebanga lokugandeleleka kuye.”+
20 “Angekhe kusaba nesana eliphila amalangana endaweni leyo,Namkha indoda elupheleko engawaphili woke amalangayo.
Ngombana nanyana ngubani ohlongakala aneminyaka elikhulu uzabe asese lisokana,Begodu isoni sizokuqalekiswa, ngitjho nanyana sineminyaka elikhulu.*
21 Bazokwakha izindlu bahlale kizo,+Bazokutjala amasimu wamadiribe badle iinthelo zawo.+
22 Angekhe bakhe bese kuhlale omunyeNamkha batjale bese kudle abanye.
Ngombana amalanga wabantu bami azokuba njengamalanga womuthi,+Nabakhethiweko bami bazokuthabela umsebenzi wezandla zabo.
23 Angekhe basebenzele ilize,+Namkha babelethe abantwana bona bagandeleleke,Ngombana basizukulwana esenziwe ngababusiswe nguJehova,+Kunye neenzukulwana zabo.+
24 Ngaphambi kobana bakhulume, ngizobaphendula;Nabasathi bayakhuluma, ngizobezwa.
25 Ipisi nemvu zizokudla ndawonye,Ibhubezi lizokudla utjani njengekunzi,+Nokudla kwenyoka kuzokuba lithuli.
Angekhe zilimaze namkha zibangele umonakalo kiyo yoke intabami ecwengileko,”+ kutjho uJehova.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha kungenzeka “Ngizakudlulisela ukucwengeka kwami kuwe.”
^ Namkha “wokuthembeka.” NgesiHebheru, “Amen.”
^ Namkha “wokuthembeka.” NgesiHebheru, “Amen.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “Loyo ohlongakala angakafiki eminyakeni elikhulu kuzokuthiwa uqalekisiwe.”
